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Cubit

Cubit (cubit)
n.(k1913 webster dictionary"b***ibreve]t)
Cu"bit
[L. cubitum, cubitus; elbow, ell, cubit, fr. (because the elbow serves for leaning upon) cubare to lie down, recline; cf. Gr. ky`biton elbow, ky`ptein to bend, stoop, kyfo`s bent, stooping, humpba
  1. The forearm; the ulna, a bone of the arm extending from elbow to wrist.
    [Obs.]
  2. A measure of length, being the distance from the elbow to the extremity of the middle finger.

    * The cubit varies in length in different countries, the Roman cubit being 17,47 inches, the Greek 18,20, the Hebrew somewhat longer, and the English 18 inches.














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